Harvey C. Jewett, earned a B.A. and a J.D. from the University of South Dakota (USD). He is currently president and chief operating officer of The Rivett Group, L.L.C.; a partner in the law firm of Siegel, Barnett, and Schutz. Jewett has served on the boards of the Education Assistance Corporation, Student Loan Finance Corporation, the USD Law School Foundation, Great Plains Education Foundation, Norwest Bank, South Dakota, Children’s Home Society, and Super 8 Motels, Inc. He serves as chair of the Audit Committee of St. John’s University and College of St. Benedict. Appointed in 1997 by Governor Janklow and reappointed by Governor Rounds in 2005, his term will expire in 2017.